The new Amazon Fresh grocery store in Washington, D.C., located at 1733 14th St. NW, opened to the public at 7 a.m. on July 22. The new Logan Circle store is the second Amazon Fresh store to open in the greater Washington, D.C. area and the first store in the region to use Just Walk Out […]
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Dollar General Celebrates Grand Opening Of Walton, Kentucky DC
Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its Walton, Kentucky distribution center on July 20, alongside employees, company executives, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and other officials. Representing an approximate $65 million investment in Boone County, Kentucky, the Walton facility is expected to create 300 new distribution and private fleet career opportunities and support more than […]
Kroger To Sponsor 680 The Fan’s Annual Tailgate Golf Classic
Kroger will be a presenting sponsor for sports radio 680 The Fan’s Annual Tailgate Golf Classic. “Kroger’s sponsorship will benefit LEAD, providing funds for the organization’s mission to empower an at-risk generation to lead and transform Atlanta, using baseball to teach African-American boys how to overcome three curveballs that threaten their success: crime, poverty and racism,” said […]
KeHE Launches Business Intelligence Tool For Suppliers
KeHE Distributors says it is supporting its supplier community through the development of a proprietary business intelligence tool, KeHE Connect BI. KeHE Connect BI is a suite of tools for KeHE’s suppliers, created to enhance the current reporting and provide new capabilities to better serve the company’s suppliers and, indirectly, retailers throughout the nation. The platform […]
Coborn’s Is The Shelby Report Of The Midwest 2021 Retailer Of The Year
For 100 years, members of the Coborn family have been going way beyond just meeting the needs of communities’ needs for groceries. Along the way, it has defied the odds and is now five generations strong. In 1921, Chester A. Coborn opened his first store in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Today, the company has more than […]
AWG, Coborn’s Partner To Expand Distribution Footprint In Upper Midwest
Associated Wholesale Grocers and Coborn’s have reached an agreement for AWG to serve as the primary wholesale supplier to Coborn’s in the Upper Midwest. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Coborn’s is a 100-year-old employee-owned grocery retailer with nearly 9,300 employees and 59 grocery stores across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The stores operate […]
C&S Wholesale Grocers To Purchase Piggly Wiggly Midwest
Keene, New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers has entered into a definitive agreement with Piggly Wiggly Midwest with the intent to purchase the Wisconsin-based wholesaler. Piggly Wiggly Midwest operates corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style program. Since 1911, Sheboygan, Wisconsin has been the home to Piggly Wiggly Midwest’s headquarters, where it has its corporate offices and […]
Kroger Named To Computerworld’s Top 100 Best Places To Work In IT
Cincinnati, Ohio-based The Kroger Co. has been named to Computerworld magazine’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2021. This year’s recognition marks the fourth consecutive year that Kroger’s technology and digital team has been recognized by this annual list for its workplace culture. Kroger ranks No. 51 among large companies on the 2021 list. “Every […]
